Travel News: Southeast Asia

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Just in the middle of April every year, splashing Festival in Southeast Asian countries took place to ease the heat of the tropics and the space glow colorful festivals of the local communities agriculture has a long tradition.<br />
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Sit Thai, Laos, or Cambodia, the Tet festival splashing are many similarities in form and meaning as expressions rather new year wishes luck, health and happiness.<br />
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<b>Splashing ceremony blessing of Cambodia</b><br />
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In three days of Cambodia splashing Festival (from 13 - 15/4), also known as Chol Chnam Thmay, across the main road towards the palace, the temple flower bright lights. In Eve, people lit incense Funeral procession of god old Teveda Teveda Thmay at home. The first day of the new year, beautifully dressed people and teams to temple worship Buddha ceremony tray.<br />
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On the second day, everyone made sacrifices of his family in the rice bowl for use as an expression of respect and receive blessings from them for the whole family. The third day is the Buddha bathing ceremony. After the rituals imbued religious nuances in temples, people engage in festive activities jubilant street like water throwing festival, apply powder ... Everyone comfortably immersed in cooling water, because they believe that the water falls as far as possible will have much luck in the new year.<br />
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<b>Fun splashing Festival where Laos</b><br />
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Laotians call is Bunpimay splashing Festival, taking place across the country celebrated Million Elephants, but the most fun is in Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng. The last day of the old year, people cleaned in the outside lane, prepare scented water and flowers. Then, focusing on temple for worshiping Buddha, pray, listen to the monks preach, pray for health and happiness for the whole year. During the three days of Tet, visitors stormed home to tie the wrists host a green or red thread, symbol of happiness and health. In addition, we also use sienna flowers (yellow scorpion) tied to the car and hang on to players lucky, or the Champa flower in clusters, launch live animals born underwater to pray for blessings in male.<br />
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Activities Water Festival takes place on Tuesday celebrated the new year. Before splashing, it is common for the same good wishes. To pay homage, splashing young people to older people wish to live long. They do not just fall into the water, but also in their homes who, worshiping animals. Lao people believe that water will wash the bad, in sickness and New Year wishes good luck and health.<br />
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<b>Bustling splashing Festival Thailand</b><br />
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The Thai New Year called Songkran water throwing is taking place from 13 - 15/4 annually. This is the time when Thais pay respect to the Buddha, housecleaning, cooking traditional dishes, wearing colorful costumes attend temple and splashing each other rather new year wishes luck, health. From Bangkok to "the city does not sleep" Pattaya, Phuket region from the south to the city of Chiang Mai in the north, every place has its own rituals imbued with local cultural nuances.<br />
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As usual, Bangkok is the place to organize activities to celebrate the biggest festival. People here or gather in crowded Khao San Road area because this is one of the "hot" activity occurs most spectacular water falls. Regardless of adults, children, tourists or locals, everyone was mixed in water festival in endless fun. Meanwhile, Chiang Mai is considered the capital of the Songkran Festival by festival where traditional bold colors. For them, as wet splashing Festival happier, more happy, so everyone prepared means splashing each other in person. And in Pattaya has much beauty contest created real festive atmosphere fun.

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